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<blockquote data-quote="weffy" data-source="post: 6834605" data-attributes="member: 619152"><p>Okay, again though, when you put a 2nd battery on the charging system without an isolator it just puts that much more of a load on the alternator when the car is running. All of the power comes from the alternator with the car on, and it flows INTO the batterie(s). With this setup, the only reason you'd need another battery is to listen to the stereo with the car off for longer.</p><p></p><p>If you alternator dies, it will most likely die slowly, and not just stop working one day. The lights will get dimmer, the voltage will drop more, you will notice it. You can spend a lot of money on a HO alternator and you have to be careful. And I just don't see the engine bay that crammed in a 4 banger s10, cant you fit a small block in there?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="weffy, post: 6834605, member: 619152"] Okay, again though, when you put a 2nd battery on the charging system without an isolator it just puts that much more of a load on the alternator when the car is running. All of the power comes from the alternator with the car on, and it flows INTO the batterie(s). With this setup, the only reason you'd need another battery is to listen to the stereo with the car off for longer. If you alternator dies, it will most likely die slowly, and not just stop working one day. The lights will get dimmer, the voltage will drop more, you will notice it. You can spend a lot of money on a HO alternator and you have to be careful. And I just don't see the engine bay that crammed in a 4 banger s10, cant you fit a small block in there? [/QUOTE]
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